Week of 4/7/14

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April 03, 2014

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Mayor Collins to speak at senior center

Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins will speak at the East Toledo Senior Center Thursday, April 17 at 12:30 p.m. He will talk about housing, demolitions, crime, streets and opening the pools this summer. The talk is open to the public and is sponsored by the East Toledo Club.

The East Toledo Senior Center is located at 1001 White Street. Enter at the south door. For information, call Jodi at 419-691-1429, ext 213

New line

Samsen Furniture and Norwalk Furniture in Norwalk, Ohio are partnering to open a showroom of exclusive Norwalk Furniture featuring 18 room settings. The latest in fashion trends will be showcased along with a wide selection of upholstery styles.

Norwalk Furniture offers more than 850 fabrics and leathers and customizable options. Customers can select style, fabric, leg color and have it delivered in 35 days. All Norwalk upholstery styles are made in the USA.

Samsen Furniture’s gallery adds a multitude of designs including hundreds of fabrics and leathers with new combinations of color, pattern and texture.

In addition, Norwalk Furniture has introduced a new line targeting the Gen Y market called Urban Studio.

Norwalk Furniture suffered from the economic down turn during 2008 and the company got into difficulty. Twelve local families banded together at the height of the 2008 recession and would not let Norwalk Furniture fail. These families are still the present owners of the company, which is now named Norwalk Custom Order Furniture, dba Norwalk Furniture.

Opportunity knocks

Wayne Nault has joined The Croghan Colonial Bank as vice president, business development and regional manager for the Oregon and Lucas County markets. Nault is a native of the Northwood/Oregon area and has more than 41 years of banking experience. Prior to joining Croghan, he served as a vice president, business banker at PNC, vice president, regional branch manager at Sky/Mid Am and a vice president at Fifth Third Bank.

The Croghan Colonial Bank was founded in 1888 and has local banking offices in Oregon, Fremont, Curtice, Oak Harbor, Perrysburg and Port Clinton.

At the clubs

The following will speak to the Oregon/Northwood Rotary Club this month:

April 23 - Adam Freeman of Freeman Medical on social media for your business;

April 30- Fr.Eric Schild, president of St. Kateri Catholic Schools.

Meetings start at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesdays at American Table Restaurant on Wheeling in Oregon. For more info, call Pat Gory at 419-320-2114

***Ottawa County Safety Council will meet Wednesday, April 16 at the Catawba Island Club. The meeting will serve as the council’s CEO Event and Bureau of Workers Compensation Safety Council Awards. Breakfast and Networking is from 8 to 8:30. Jennifer Oiler, Comp Management Health Systems, will speak on “The Aging Workforce.”

RSVP before April 11 to Jessica Kowalski at 419-898-6242.

Just the fax: Fax items before Wednesday, noon to The Workplace at 419-836-1319, email to zoz@presspublications.com or send to The Press, Box 169, Millbury, OH 43447.

undocumented

Should undocumented immigrants, brought to the U.S. as children, also known as "Dreamers," be allowed to stay in the U.S.?

Yes. They consider the U.S. their home

No. They should be deported, then apply for citizenship the legal way.

Yes. With conditions. They have a job or going to school, pay back taxes, and are contributing to society.

Yes. They consider the U.S. their home
(6 Votes)

37.5%

No. They should be deported, then apply for citizenship the legal way.
(2 Votes)

12.5%

Yes. With conditions. They have a job or going to school, pay back taxes, and are contributing to society.
(8 Votes)

50%

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